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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (latest, Cullain, Branch Knights, bard), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg78491:11:133 # text = ‘To Eman near There dwelt an armourer, Cullain was his name, That earliest rose, and latest with his forge Reddened the night: mail-clad in might of his The Red Branch Knights forth rode; the bard, the chief Claimed him for friend. 1 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 To to ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Eman Eman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 near near ADP IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 6 expl _ _ 6 dwelt dwell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 advcl _ _ 7 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 armourer armourer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 Cullain Cullain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 17 det _ _ 16 earliest early ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 17 amod _ _ 17 rose rose NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 latest late ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 24 nsubj _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 forge forge NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 24 Reddened redden VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 27 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 28 mail mail NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 29 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 clad clad VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 conj _ _ 31 in in ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 35 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 36 Red Red PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 flat _ _ 37 Branch Branch PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 compound _ _ 38 Knights Knight PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 40 nsubj _ _ 39 forth forth ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 40 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 bard bard NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ _ 47 Claimed claim VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ _ 48 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 for for ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dwell** | past | latest *not said here* | a armourer | Eman | there | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme armourer=Location | | 2 | **is a** | past | Cullain | Eman's name and that earliest rose | | | | Eman *nmod:poss*; that earliest rose *conj* | tree rules | | 3 | **redden** | past | latest | | | | night | with name's forge | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with forge=Instrument | | 4 | **clad** | participle | latest *not said here* | | | | | mail *compound* | tree rules | | 5 | **ride** | past | the Branch Knights | | | | | name *nmod:poss*; forth *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the bard and the chief | name | | | | for friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Project Gutenberg book 78491 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/130/) - next →: [sentence 132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/132/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/)